The Beautifully Reckless

Chapter Sixteen

Mila-Rose's POV

I wake up to my phone vibrating. I grab my phone, my glasses, and my headphones. I walk downstairs to the kitchen and slip my glasses on. I look at the screen and see an incoming FaceTime call. I grin when I see the caller ID. I quickly plug my headphones in and answer. "Hey Chance!" I say, smiling brightly. "Hey Opal." He says. Chance has been a close friend of mine since forever. He was on the first season of the ABC show, Boy Band and he went all the way through. "So whats it like being in a band?" I ask. "It's crazy. But I'm loving every second of it." He says, running a hand through his hair. "How's Brooklyn?" I ask. "That's kinda why I called. She wanted to talk to you and I was wondering if you wanted to grab lunch with me and the guys, so you can meet them." He says. "I'd love to meet you guys for lunch. They seem like amazing people." I say. He smiles.

"Great. I'll let you talk to Brooklyn while I tell the other boys." He says. The phone gets handed off and I'm greeted by Brooklyn's face. "Hey baby!" I exclaim, lighting up at the two year old. She grins and waves at me. "Auntie La!" She squeals. "How ya doing baby?" I ask her. "Good. Miss you." She says, pouting. "I miss you too. But I'll see you later today. I promise." I say. She smiles again. "I love you lots. And I'll talk to you later." I say. She says she loves me too and hands the phone back to her dad. "The other are okay with lunch. They can't wait to meet you." Chance says. "I can't wait. I'm so excited." I say. "They're excited too. I have to go. Band stuff." He says, glancing at the clock. "Okay. I'll see you later. Love you lots." I say. "See you later and I love you too." He says. We hang up and I set my phone on the counter. I make a cup of coffee and a bowl of cereal. I sit down at the island and start eating. Then Daniel walks in. "Good morning Daniel!" I chirp. "Morning Mills. Why are you up so early?" He greets, rubbing his eyes.

"I had a phone call. An old friend of mine wanted to meet up for lunch later." I say. He nods and grabs a cup of coffee for himself. He sits down at the table and sips his coffee. The other boys file in one by one all making their way to the table with food. I set my mug and bowl in the sink as Corbyn walks in. I take a seat next to Jonah and text Chance, asking him what time he wants to meet up. "So what are you boys doing today?" I ask, setting my phone down. "Going back to our place and relaxing. We have another off day." Daniel answers. "You boys deserve these off days. I've seen how hard you five work." I say, glancing at Chance's text. "Says you. All you do is work." Zach argues. "You don't know this vlog life." I say, shrugging. "Are you sure Jake isn't the adopted child?" Jack asks.

I laugh and shake my head. "You and Logan are so alike it's scary." Corbyn says. I grin. "I just have more subscribers." I say. "How many do you have?" Jonah asks. I pull out my phone and go to my daily subscriber count. "I just hit fourteen million." I say, showing them my phone. "Fourteen million and one." Jack says, tapping on his phone. "Asshole." I mutter. He laughs and I stick my tongue out at him. We all leave the kitchen and make our way to our respective rooms to change and get ready for the day. Once I'm inside my room I pick out an outfit for today's events. Deciding that I don't need to dress to impress because it's just Chance and his friends I decide on a black top, jean shorts and black Vans. My makeup is simple, only consisting of mascara and eyeliner. I throw my hair into a high ponytail and grab my purse and phone.

I walk out of my bedroom and back down to the kitchen, only to be greeted by Daniel, Corbyn and Jonah. "Waiting for Jack and Zach?" I ask. Daniel nods. "You know how those two are when it comes to their hair. We'll be waiting for another twenty minutes." Corbyn says. "Jack! Zach! Lets go!" I shout. "Hang on." Zach calls back. "No now! You guys are going back to your own house. How your hair looks isn't important. Now lets move it boys." I call. I hear both boys groan and come down the stairs. I grin as they enter my kitchen. "I love all you guys very dearly but get the hell out of my house." I say. Jonah kisses my cheek and follows the boys. I grab my keys and follow them out the door. I get into my car and start driving to the restaurant I'm meeting Chance at. I park my car and make sure I have everything before heading into the restaurant. I spot the group of boys and Brooklyn at a table. I walk up behind Chance and hold a finger up to my mouth. I cover his eyes with my hands and lean down next to his ear. "Long time no see, huh stranger?" I ask. He rips my hands off his eyes and stands up. "Opal?" He asks.